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Isolation and culture of porcine hepatocytes

US6017760A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 10, 1995
Grant dateJan 25, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2509/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A perfusion device such as a liver assist device containing a housing defining a perfusion inlet and a perfusion outlet, a porous membrane structure mounted within said housing to define a perfusion compartment and an adjacent hepatocyte compartment, and porcine hepatocytes isolated from a porcine liver by retrograde perfusion.

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